National Rice Pudding Day ~ 8/9/2025 ~ Whatcha Makin'?

[Kaneohegirlinaz]

I haven't had Rice Pudding in a Coon's Age! But that's not what I'm making today ...

This is a file photo of my Chicken & Hatch Chile, which just hit our markets here in Arizona, fresh by the way, Albuquerque-style Enchiladas.
I don't make them casserole style, rather on the diner's plate under the broiler.
MUY BUENO!

Whatcha makin' ??

 

[Katie H]

Have a bell pepper in the refrigerator that needs attention so it's gonna get stuffed. We'll have tater bits fried in the air-fryer and, for dessert, who knows? I'll find something.

Probably won't be any leftovers but that's okay since we'll be dining at Glenn's daughter's house tomorrow and we always eat plenty there and come home with lots of goodies.

Looks like smooth sailing in the kitchen for a couple of days!

 

[forty_caliber]

Chili lime chicken kabobs, jasmine rice, and green beans sautéed in bacon.

Poteet strawberry ice cream for dessert.

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[dragnlaw]

I have a Sour Creme Noodle Bake I've been wanting to make, have all the ingredients but just noticed.... it is for 8 Servings!
Just staring at it - trying to figure out if I want to go to all the trouble of halving everything - even at 4 servings, one gets a bit fed up with a dish. Or if I can freeze? Working on it. We'll get there.

 

[Andy M.]

Ribs and potato salad.

 

[cjmmytunes]

Turkey bacon ranch wrap. Homemade with leftover bacon from this AM.

 

[KatyCooks]

I made Lamb and Feta Kofta with Pistachio Salsa, and it was just warm enough today to eat outside with Ollie and Rob. The flavours were lovely, but I overcooked the kofta (I always worry about undercooking kofta.) A pleasant evening was had nonetheless.

 

[KatyCooks]

I have a Sour Creme Noodle Bake I've been wanting to make, have all the ingredients but just noticed.... it is for 8 Servings!
Just staring at it - trying to figure out if I want to go to all the trouble of halving everything - even at 4 servings, one gets a bit fed up with a dish. Or if I can freeze? Working on it. We'll get there.

I sympathise Dragn. I find it gets very wearing constantly having to cut recipes down for 2.

 

[Kaneohegirlinaz]

@dragnlaw and @KatyCooks isn't there an APP or website that can do that for you? I seem to think I have one somewhere on my laptop ...

 

[Kaneohegirlinaz]

Ribs and potato salad.

I just watched a You Tuber last night make Japanese-style Potato Salad, OIHII!!! Gotta try!

 

[dragnlaw]

Unfortunately I've discovered that you can't just divide everything in half. Or in reverse, double it all.
Many recipe sites have a spot where you can double or halve but... it doesn't always work.
Besides... 1 divided by 2 = 1/2 even though I failed math miserably even I can do that. It's sauces, liquids, spices, etc. Actual meats & potatoes are easy.

 

[Andy M.]

Unfortunately I've discovered that you can't just divide everything in half. Or in reverse, double it all.
Many recipe sites have a spot where you can double or halve but... it doesn't always work.
Besides... 1 divided by 2 = 1/2 even though I failed math miserably even I can do that. It's sauces, liquids, spices, etc. Actual meats & potatoes are easy.

I can see where halving a recipe could run into problems. However, doubling a recipe should be easy peasey. If you have problems doubling a recipe. Just make the original recipe twice.

 

[dragnlaw]

Just make the original recipe twice.

Been there many times! LOL!

 

[taxlady]

I have a Sour Creme Noodle Bake I've been wanting to make, have all the ingredients but just noticed.... it is for 8 Servings!
Just staring at it - trying to figure out if I want to go to all the trouble of halving everything - even at 4 servings, one gets a bit fed up with a dish. Or if I can freeze? Working on it. We'll get there.

Do you have the paid version of Copy Me That? The premium version will let you scale recipes. I use it all the time.

 

[caseydog]

As soon as the outside temperature is reasonable, I plan to toss these wings I saw on clearance at Kroger on the grill. Not sure what to expect as far as flavor, but less than five bucks for a pretty good size package of wings was hard to pass up.

Sriracha and spicy mustard should taste alright.

CD

 

[dragnlaw]

Do you have the paid version

yup

 

[blissful]

Veggie burger, home made burger, killer dave's toasted thin silced bread, tomato slices from the garden, avocado, homemade yellow mustard and ketchup.
Yellow potatoes into air fried oil free french fries, balsamic vinegar and ketchup.

 

[caseydog]

UPDATE: The wings were actually pretty tasty. I didn't taste any mustard, just sriracha. They were hotter than I expected, but not too hot. Definitely worth $4.45.

CD

 

[taxlady]

yup

Well, there you go. Make sure you have the recipe in CMT and you can scale it there. Have you ever used that feature? Do you know where to find it?

 

[taxlady]

I made a new to me recipe from Chef John for some lentil soup, which I had as an appetizer before the rest of my supper. I had more of the leftover chicken Stroganoff. This time I had it on brown basmati rice. It was some cooked rice that I dehydrated back in April. That worked well. Homemade, not quite instant rice. There was also a salad of curly red lettuce, scallions, and cucumber with some of my batch vinaigrette.



That soup is a keeper. It was really good.